Being a truth-seeker sounds like a noble and worthy goal.
In practice, however, it requires far more effort than we realize.
We may see ourselves as a kind of Indiana Jones of truth-seeking, bravely going where others don’t and overcoming impossible odds to find that gleaming nugget of truth.
But that’s not the hardest part.
The real difficulty comes when we find truth and must then choose whether to incorporate it into how we live and think.
The reason for this is that many of us have a conformity filter that kicks in anytime we encounter new truth—especially if that new truth is uncomfortable.
Instead of asking ourselves questions like “Is this the truth?” we ask ourselves “What will others think of me if I believe this?”
See the difference?
If we’re more concerned about what others might think, we’re not really seeking truth.
We’re seeking approval.
And that approval is almost never given to those who live or proclaim uncomfortable truths.
The more we make truth a priority, the greater the chance that we will encounter opposition.
This means that our desire to know what is true must be stronger than our attachment to our current beliefs and our need to conform with the current groupthink.
Our world desperately needs individuals who are sources of light and truth.
Becoming one of those light-bearers requires that we switch off our conformity filter and stop caring about what others might think or say about us.
Truth vs Our Conformity Filter